Joyous

This past weekend, Will and I had the honor of standing up in the wedding of my oldest friend, Lindsay in Saugatuck, Michigan. We have known each other since 5th grade and I have always felt an 'other' world connection with her. No matter where our lives take us - different colleges, different cities, different states, the connection is always there. She has been such a blessing in my life. This past weekend can be summed up into one word: Joyous. Lindsay and Jim, your wedding was absolutly beautiful. The flowers, The Belvedere, the dress, the bride, the groom, the autumn colors, the details. But that just describes the background. What was truly beautiful was the love that you both clearly share, and the way that both of your amazing families and friends came together. The utter joy and happiness that you could almost reach out and touch. I kept thinking as I watched your guests dance and interact that this is what heaven must be like. The love, happiness and JOY was tangible. It was an amazing weekend. Thank you Lindsay and Jim for giving us the chance to share in such joy. On a side note, Wee T was happy that she got to dance to Abba's Dancing Queen for the first time with her mom's friends.

On Sunday, we were able to take Wee T for a hike to see Lake Michigan. The fall colors were amazing. We were slightly disappointed though that when we got to the last sand dune, we couldn't go over it to see the water because the wind was so strong and sand was blowing everywhere. We did hear the water though, and it sounded like an ocean! Either way, it was a nice ending to a wonderful weekend.

I was 14 weeks on Monday and am into the second trimester now. This is supposed to be the honeymoon trimester where the morning sickness is all but gone and I'm not big enough to be uncomfortable yet. I keep reminding myself to appreciate it!

Wee T's Heartbeat!

Yesterday was Will's birthday, and about a month ago I had the brilliant idea of making the heartbeat appointment for our little one on his birthday for a meaningful present. As the appointment got closer, I started to panic though. What if we heard bad news? What if they couldn't find the heartbeat? The last time Will and I went in to hear our baby's heartbeat, we found out that Luke was gone. Needless to say, our wonderful doctor found the heartbeat, but it took a few panic stricken seconds where I know both Will's and my heart felt like they stopped. Never have we heard such a sweet sound though, as little Wee T's heartbeat. Thank God! So, it did end up being a great birthday present for Will.

And yes, Wee T is the nickname we are giving our new little one, and from here on out (until testing proves otherwise!) I will be referring to Wee T as a she/her to avoid using 'it'. Baby T will always be Luke's so we felt like we needed something different for this baby. Fortunately, when talking to my friend Lindsay about our search for a name, her fiance (soon to be husband this coming Saturday!) Jim came up with Wee T, which Will and I both thought was so cute. We won't go into where Jim got this name from, but will say that we are still waiting to hear back from him on what Wee T's super powers are.

Wee T has had an eventful week - Wee T was on the 11 o'clock news on Friday night for a financial segment, and then traveled to Kalamazoo on Saturday for Lindsay's bachelorette party. Wee T even got to sip on some non-alcoholic martini's that Piper and Stacy so thoughtfully made. Then on Sunday, she got to go to a good friend's baptism, where her Mom and Dad were so honored to be the Godparents of baby Killian. Wee T rounded out the busy couple of days by showing off her heartbeat for her Dad's birthday.

Luke would have been 8 months on Sunday. Lukey, we love you! Please keep Wee T safe!